JHS Pedals Kilt V2 vs Tech 21 Screaming

The JHS Pedals Kilt V2 and the Tech 21 Screaming are both pedals. The JHS Pedals Kilt V2 leans saturated and crunchy. The Tech 21 Screaming leans warm.

Similarity
citedBlended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.

35% somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Classic Rock
  • Rock
Citation fame
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Price

$199via Reverb

Description

The JHS Kilt V2 is a distortion pedal taking after the sound of British amplifiers of the 1960s and 70s, covering low-crunch through to high-gain territory in one circuit. The V2 revision is the standard production version sold alongside the limited 10th Anniversary edition. It suits classic and hard rock players wanting British amp-style distortion from a pedal rather than a transparent overdrive.

The Tech 21 Screaming is a Marshall Plexi-inspired overdrive and distortion pedal from Tech 21 of New York, delivering warm, harmonically rich British amp tone inspired by vintage Marshall amplifiers in Tech 21's SansAmp format.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Hard Rock
  • Metal
  • Blues Rock
  • Blues
Tonal lean
  • saturated
  • crunchy
  • transparent
  • dynamic
  • warm

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